How did the transcontinental railroad influence the West?(1 point)
Responses
It helped Native Americans preserve their homelands.
It helped Native Americans preserve their homelands.
It added costs and delivery times to shipping goods.
It added costs and delivery times to shipping goods.
The railroad connected the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and brought ranchers and farmers to the West.
The railroad connected the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and brought ranchers and farmers to the West.
It made it easier for Native Americans and freed African Americans to obtain the same goods aswhite people, boosting demand.